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.“I had a good time.I hope you did too.”“I did.” Eli let the words escape like he couldn’t resist them.He slept in Rebecca’s room as most weekends they tried to make their own.After the good news of the two week hold on SA activity, towards the end of the month, Hermann Goring was elected as chairman of the German Senate.This weighed heavily on Eli and his friends for it meant one more man for the National Socialist party.His nuances of agreement would more likely fall under Hitler’s persuasions than Schleicher’s, because he worked under Hitler’s orders in the twenties.Though more humane than Hitler, it was a faltered sense of humanity.But, Hindenburg now had two influential members for National Socialism (Papen and Goring) who were preferable still to the National Fascism of Hitler and so Eli hoped like many, this would be good for the country.Thursday, September 15, 1932Rebecca called Eli as the morning broke through her window because, after sitting down with a cup of tea and her morning paper, violence covered the front page.The two week hiatus of the Nazi SA activity ended.On September twelfth, messages flew between Göring and Papen.The Reichstag, under Göring’s chairmanship, gave Papen’s government a no-confidence vote.In response, Papen dissolved the Reichstag, resulting in a call for new elections.The country grew tired of elections and campaigns, wanting results rather than promises.Added to this frustration, the Nazi party’s fervor exploded.Rebecca’s hands shook as she put down the paper and picked up the phone.“Eli,” her sweet voice woke him.“Rebecca,” he didn’t have to wonder; he knew her voice like the back of his own hands.“I don’t want you to go into work today.One hundred and fifteen people have been killed in political riots.” She emphasized the numbers.“Violence is escalating.”After a long pause, Eli spoke with a firm, soft tone.“Rebecca, I can’t hide because of the Nazis.I’d be turning my back on my father and the business.I’d be giving into them, telling them they’ve beaten me.Forget my body.I won’t let them crush my spirit and mind.” At Eli’s strong words, Rebecca knew he was right, but couldn’t bear the thought of him in danger.She continued in her persuasions for her lawyer to stay indoors, but Eli’s will dominated.“I worry about you.How will I be able to concentrate on my patients when I’m worrying about you?” Her voice became desperate.“I’ll be inside my office the entire time.” His voice rose high with his next sentence.“I won’t even go out to lunch.I’ll bring it with me.We all have so much to do to keep the firm alive.I can’t bail out on my father when he needs me.” With the last words, my father needs me, Rebecca retracted her desire for him to stay in his room.“Alright, but, Eli, promise me you’ll stay in the building and won’t leave for anything, not even to go to the courthouse.It’s crazy over there.”“I promise.” Eli made the sound of kisses and Rebecca smiled and hung up.She had a day free from the hospital and, while Eli tried to get back into the habit of work despite the violence, she decided to meet up with her old friends from University.Bernard and Louise waited at a coffee shop in downtown Munich.Traffic and people filled the busy streets even though poverty and hunger saturated the overcrowded cities of Germany.The streets left Rebecca feeling guilty for the affluent life style she was raised in and accustomed to.She never lacked for food on the table or warm clothes to wear and, even when she couldn’t afford something she desired, her father on occasion would slip behind her mother’s back and buy her the luxury.Rebecca dropped her change into the hands of a poor man in unwashed, ripped pants and tee shirt.He thanked her as the coins hit his worn, tired, outstretched hands.Strolling to the table where Bernard and Louise waved to her, she thought of ways she could help the poor.When she saw her friends, she rushed to them, feeling like she’d returned to her days at University
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